Papal advice on overwork

During his traditional weekly appearance to bless the faithful, Benedict XVI quoted from writings of St Bernard in the 12th century meant for popes of his time on the subject of overwork.

The saint advised pontiffs to "watch out for the dangers of an excessive activity, whatever... the job that you hold, because many jobs often lead to the 'hardening of the heart', as well as 'suffering of the spirit, loss of intelligence'," Benedict said, quoting St Bernard.

[...] Some holy work tips Published 0 minutes ago in Microblog. Tags: Microblog. It would seem that the Pope’s been giving out advice regarding overwork which teachers could bear in mind at the start of this academic year. Quoting St. Bernard, he advised to ‘watch out for the dangers of an excessive activity, whatever… the job that you hold, because many jobs often lead to the ‘hardening of the heart’, as well as ’suffering of the spirit, loss of intelligence.’ I, for one, am going to make sure my work-life balance is reasonably sensible this year! Bookmark:These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. [...]

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